cup

See also CUP

English

A cup of tea.

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Etymology

From Old English cuppe, from Late Latin cuppa, probably a form of Latin cūpa (“tub”), from Proto-Indo-European *keup- (“a hollow”). Reinforced in Middle English by Anglo-Norman cupe, from the same Latin source.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kʌp/

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• Rhymes: -ʌp

Noun

cup (plural cups)

1. A concave vessel for drinking from, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass).

   Pour the tea into the cup.

2. A US unit of liquid measure equal to 8 fluid ounces, 1/16 of a US gallon, or 236.5882365 ml.
3. A trophy in the shape of an oversized cup.

   The World Cup is awarded to the winner of a quadrennial football tournament.

4. A contest for which a cup is awarded.

   The World Cup is the world's most widely watched sporting event.

5. (golf) A cup-shaped object placed in the target hole.

   The ball just misses the cup.

6. (US) A rigid concave protective covering for the male genitalia. (for UK usage see box)

   Players of contact sports are advised to wear a cup.

7. One of the two parts of a brassiere which each cover a breast, used as a measurement of size.

   The cups are made of a particularly uncomfortable material.

8. (mathematics) The symbol $\cup$ denoting union and similar operations (confer cap.)
9. A suit of the minor arcana in tarot, or one of the cards from the suit.
10. (ultimate frisbee) A defensive style characterized by a three player near defense cupping the thrower; or those three players.
11. A flexible concave membrane used to temporarily attach a handle or hook to a flat surface by means of suction (suction cup.)

Derived terms

terms derived from cup (noun)

world cup cupcake cup size

egg cup teacup

Coordinate terms

• mug
• pannikin

Descendants

• Japanese: カップ (kappu)

Translations

vessel for drinking

Afrikaans: koppie (af) Arabic: كأس (ar) (ka’s) m., كوب (ar) (kuub) m., فنجان (ar) (finjaan) m. Armenian: բաժակ (hy) (bažak) Bashkir: сынаяҡ (sınayaq) Bulgarian: чаша (bg) (čášа) f. Chinese: Mandarin: 杯子 (zh) (bēizi) Croatian: šalica (hr) f. Czech: šálek (cs) m., hrnek (cs) m. Danish: kop (da) c. Dutch: beker (nl) m., kop (nl) c. Esperanto: taso (eo) Finnish: kuppi (fi) French: tasse (fr) f., coupe (fr) f. Georgian: please add this translation if you can German: Tasse (de) f., Becher (de) m., Kelch (de) m. Greek: φλιτζάνι (el) (flitzáni) n., κούπα (el) (koúpa) f. Hindi: प्याला (hi) (pyālā) m., कप (hi) (kap) m. Hungarian: csésze (hu), findzsa (hu) Ido: taso (io) Indonesian: cangkir (id) Irish: cupán (ga) m. Italian: tazza (it) f., coppa (it) f. Japanese: カップ (ja) (kappu), , コップ (ja) (koppu), 茶わん (ja) (ちゃわん, chawan) Kalmyk: ааһ (aagh) Kazakh: шыны аяқ (kk) (şını ayaq) Khakas: айах (ayax), чірче (çírçe) Korean: 컵 (ko) (keop) Kumyk: пинжан (pincan) Kyrgyz: чыны (ky) (çını), чөйчөк (ky) (çöyçok), аяк (ky) (ayaq) Latin: catillus (la) m., cantharus (la) m., cantharus (la) m., patera (la) f., patera (la) f., patera (la) f. Latvian: krūzīte (lv), tase (lv), tasīte (lv) Lithuanian: puodelis (lt) m., puodukas (lt) m.

Lojban: kabri (jbo) Luhya: sikombe Macedonian: шолја (mk) (šólja) f., филџан (mk) (fíldžan) m., чаша (mk) (čáša) f. Malay: cangkir (ms), cawan (ms) Mongolian: аяга (mn) (ajaga) Navajo: bee adlání Old French: cope f. Persian: فنجان (fa) (fenjân), پنگان (fa) (pengân) Polish: filiżanka (pl) f. Portuguese: xícara (pt), taça (pt) Romanian: ceașcă (ro) f. Russia Buryat: аяга (ajaga) Russian: чашка (ru) (čáška) f. (with a handle), чаша (ru) (čáša) f., кубок (ru) (kúbok) m. (with a stem) Scottish Gaelic: cupa (gd) m., copan (gd) m. Serbian: шоља (sr) (šolja) f., шољица (sr) (šoljica) f., чаша (sr) (čaša) f., филџан (sr) (fildžan) m. Shor: айақ (ayaq) Slovak: šálka (sk) f., hrnček (sk) m. Sotho: kopi (st) Southern Altai: айак (ayaq), чӧчӧй (çöçöy) Spanish: taza (es) f. Swahili: kikombe (sw) Swedish: kopp (sv) c. Tagalog: (literally) tasa (tl) n. Tajik: пиёла (tg) (pijola) Tatar: çınayaq (tt), qäsä (tt) Thai: ถ้วย (th) (tûay) Turkish: fincan (tr), kâse (tr) Turkmen: çanak (tk), käse (tk) Urdu: کپ (ur) (kap) m., پیالا (ur) (pyālā) m. Uzbek: piyola (uz) Vietnamese: chén (vi), (South) ly (vi) West Frisian: kop (fy) Yakut: сэлиэнэй (selieney), чааскы (çaaskı)

unit of measurement

Afrikaans: koppie (af) Arabic: كُوب (ar) (kuub) m. Bulgarian: чаша (bg) f. French: tasse (fr) f. Greek: κούπα (el) (koúpa) f.

Persian: پیمانه (fa) (peymâna) Spanish: taza (es) f. Swahili: kikombe (sw) Swedish: kaffekopp (sv) c., kkp (sv) West Frisian: kopke

trophy in the shape of an oversized cup

Armenian: գավաթ (hy) (gavat') Bulgarian: купа (bg) f. Czech: pohár (cs) m. Danish: pokal (da) c. Dutch: beker (nl) m. French: coupe (fr) f. German: Pokal (de) m. Greek: κύπελλο (el) (kúpello) n. Latvian: kauss (lv) m. Lithuanian: taurė (lt) f.

Macedonian: пехар (mk) (péhar) m. Persian: جام (fa) (jâm) Polish: puchar (pl) m. Romanian: cupă (ro) f. Russian: кубок (ru) (kúbok) m. Serbian: пехар (sr) (pehar) Spanish: copa (es) f. Swahili: kikombe (sw) Swedish: pokal (sv) c.

contest for which the trophy is awarded

Armenian: գավաթ (hy) (gavat') Bulgarian: купа (bg) f. Czech: pohár (cs) m. Danish: cup (da) c. Dutch: bekertoernooi (nl) n. French: coupe (fr) f. German: Pokal (de) m., Cup (de) m., Preis (de) m. Greek: κύπελλο (el) (kúpello) n. Macedonian: куп (mk) (kup) m.

Polish: puchar (pl) m. Portuguese: copa (pt) f. Romanian: cupă (ro) f. Russian: кубок (ru) (kúbok) m. Serbian: куп (sr) (kup) Spanish: copa (es) f. Swahili: kikombe (sw) Swedish: cup (sv) c., pokal (sv) c., turnering (sv) c.

part of brassiere

Bulgarian: чашка (bg) f. Czech: košíček m. Danish: skål (da) c. French: bonnet (fr) m. German: Körbchen (de) n.

Greek: κούπα (el) (koúpa) f. Romanian: cupă (ro) f. Russian: чашечка (ru) (čášečka) f. Swahili: kikombe (sw) Swedish: kupa (sv) c.

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Albanian: filxhan m. Catalan: tassa f. Serbo-Croatian: šalica f. Esperanto: taso Ewe: kplu n. (1) Hebrew: כוס (kos) f. (1); ספל (sefel) m. (1 - for coffee, tea); גביע (gavia) m. (3,4)

Icelandic: bolli Italian: tazza f. (1), coppa f. (3,4,7), conchiglia f. (6), ventosa f. (11) Japanese: カップ (kappu) (1,2,3,4,7) Latin: calix m. (genitive: calicis) Lithuanian: puodukas m. Persian: فنجان (fenjân) Portuguese: caneca f., caneco m., taça f., copa f. Romanian: ceașcă f., cană f. Serbo-Croatian: šoljica f. (tea cup), šalica f. (mug)

Verb

cup (third-person singular simple present cups, present participle cupping, simple past and past participle cupped)

1. (transitive) To form into the shape of a cup, particularly of the hands

   Cup your hands and I'll pour some rice into them.

2. (transitive) To hold something in cupped hands

   He cupped the ball carefully in his hands.

Translations

• Swedish: kupa (sv) (1) hålla (sv) (2)

Anagrams

• CPU
• PUC
• UPC

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Albanian

Adjective

cup

1. odd (not even)

Synonyms

• tek

Noun

cup (a variant of sup)

1. shoulder

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Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin caput. Compare Italian capo, Romanian cap, Spanish cabo.

Noun

cup m.

1. head

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: cup
• IPA: /kɑp/

Noun

cup

1. cup (contest)

Declension

Declension of cup (type risti) singular plural nominative cup cupit genitive cupin cupien partitive cupia cupeja accusative cup cupin cupit inessive cupissa cupeissa elative cupista cupeista illative cupiin cupeihin adessive cupilla cupeilla ablative cupilta cupeilta allative cupille cupeille essive cupina cupeina translative cupiksi cupeiksi instructive – cupein abessive cupitta cupeitta comitative – cupeineen